But as Maven pointed out before, we don't "punish" someone on what they might do. Is it really fair to put someone under forced treatment just because they MAY be a harm to others?

Look at the huge controversy in New York, and other areas where police are practicing stop and frisk. Statistically speaking, they are stopping those that are most likely to be hoodlums, who may be a danger to society, but there's a huge public outcry because it is seen as a civil violation.

How is it any different, when the group targeted in preemptive action, are those with mental health, rather than coloured youth in ghetto type neighbourhoods? After all, even our police is designed to be reactive by nature, rather than protective. So why is it any different at all when it comes to mental health, despite the fact that it is on a smaller scale?